HCO has various meanings in the Medicine category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of HCO in Medicine.
An ion or salt of carbonic acid, containing hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen (HC03), such as sodium bicarbonate, NaHC03.
MedicineHydrocortisone also called cortisol, a hormone produced by the adrenal cortex upon stimulation by ACTH that mediates various metabolic processes (as gluconeogenesis), has anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties, and whose levels in the blood may become elevated in response to physical or psychological stress.
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